Made for Good Purpose

What Every Parent Needs to Know to Help Their Adolescent with Asperger's, High Functioning Autism or a Learning Difference Become an Independent Adult

Michael P. McManmon
Foreword by Stephen M. Shore

Paperback: £15.99 / $24.95

2012, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp
ISBN: 978-1-84905-863-6, BIC 2: JNSG2

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Foreword by Stephen Shore, Ed.D. Opening Statement. Introduction. 1. Understanding Your Diagnosis: The Power of Knowing. 2. Learning the Art of Letting Go: The Steel Umbilical. 3. Keeping it Real: The Donkey Rule. 4. Pulling it all Together: Executive Functioning. 5. Being in the Groove: Social Competency. 6. Having a Shoulder to Lean On: Social Mentoring. 7. Get a Job, Son: Internships and Community Service. 8. Handling Finances: Money Makes the World Go Round. 9. Feeling Fit, Groomed, and Fueled: Health and Wellness. 10. Learning the "Hidden Curriculum": Friendship then Love. 11. Learning Openness, Tolerance, and Diversity: Be Yourself... Everyone Else is Taken. 12. Moving Forward: The Genuine Evokes the Genuine. Epilogue. References. Index.

Author information

• Michael P. McManmon

Subject areas

• Asperger Syndrome, Autism and other Syndromes

Keywords

• ADD,
• adolescence,
• anger management,
• anxiety,
• Asperger syndrome,
• autism,
• autobiography,
• bullying,
• challenging behaviour,
• communication,
• education,
• educational psychology,
• emotions,
• further education,
• high functioning autism,
• higher education,
• life skills,
• nonverbal learning disabilities,
• parenting,
• pastoral care,
• self esteem,
• sensory issues,
• social skills,
• special education,
• speech and language pathology,
• teenagers,
• transitions,
• violence,
• youthwork

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